I saw Fishbone last night (17 July) at Sinbad's in Buffalo, NY.
I got to see Norwood playing "Bonin' in the Boneyard" from the front edge
of the stage (apologies to Eric (?), our "Bonin'..." transcriber, as I failed
miserably: I didn't videotape it!). They played a great show, and for those
of you who don't think Norwood likes to slap, GUESS AGAIN!! He was a slappin'
fool. He primarily played a very beautiful Warwick 5-string, but the other
1/3 of the time he played a bass almost identical to mine (the one I've still
got for sale), a Music Man StingRay-5 string (his had a rosewood neck). I had
a funny angle on his rack, but what I recognized was an unknown make of
compressor, a Rane crossover, an Eventide UltraHarmonizer, two power amps
and a Samson wireless unit. Speaker cabinets included the awe-inspiring
SWR Big Ben (one 18") and the Goliath II (4x10" with the bullet tweeter).
The same cab setup was duplicated about fifteen feet stage right.
Serious rumble. Wow.
And I got to meet him after the show! A nice guy. That makes three
monster players I've met at this club in the past three months: Bootsy Collins
(with Deee-Lite), Muzz Skillings from Living Colour, and now Norwood. Hope-
fully some of the funk is rubbing off!!

michael patrick swain slap that thang!

This show made my seventeen year old mind explode, in a thousand different warm and positive directions. I had my Fishbone CDs and Tshirts but nothing prepared me for this show.  Their sheer energy, musicianship and goodtime vibe taught me all I needed to know about what live music could be.  In the thousand plus shows since Ive seen this one, Fishbone stands alone as the singular best musical celebration I've ever witnessed.

Fishbone is the TRUTH.  See you at the Brooklyn Bowl